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Indo-Pak seminar on Baba Farid inaugurated The mysticism and spiritual grandeur embalmed in the poetry of Baba Farid, the saint, philosopher and preacher of humanism formed the theme of the Indo-Pak seminar, organised by the Haryana Urdu Akademi at the Golden Jubilee Hall of Panjab University today. Inaugurating the two-day seminar Dr A.R. Kidwai, Governor, Haryana, opined that the divine poetry and teachings of Baba Farid were spiritual in effect and stimulated the soul. He complimented the akademi secretary K.L. Zakir for the first-ever seminar with the participation of intellectuals from Pakistan and the region, hailing this as a positive contribution for strengthening the composite culture of both the countries. His poetic creations merited inclusion in the holy Guru Granth Sahib because of their serenity of spirit and humanistic vision, added Dr Kidwai. Haryana ministers Phool Chand Mullana and Capt Ajay Singh Yadav also highlighted the agonised concern for humanity propounded in Farid’s teachings. Dr Kidwai and the guests of honour released the books published by the Haryana Urdu Akademi unit at Godhra in Pakistan, Panchkula and books authored by Pakistani writers. Paying a tribute to Baba Farid the leader of the six member delegation from Pakistan, Dr Rashid Mateen, reiterated that the Sufi saint poet Baba Farid of ‘Chisti Silsila’ was the forerunner proponent of moral values and respect for all religions. Dr Satinder Noor traced the historical relevance of Farid’s preaching during his 10 years’ stay at Hansi in Haryana. His shlokas in Punjabi, Hindi and Sairiki are the refuge of the desolate. Zakir disclosed that a national-level conference would be held at Hansi in October next wherein leading Sufi singers will bare the elegance of Farid’s poetry steeped in the deeper iand intense columns of spiritual life. The prominent participants in the seminar included Rashid Mateen, Dr Saeed Ahmed, Dr Saista Nuzzat, Kumar Nissar Ahmed, Zaved Choudhry and others besides Ghulam Nabi Khyal, Riyaz Punjabi, Khwaja Hasan Sani , Dr Fatima Hasan, Deepak Manmohan Singh and Dr Jagir Singh.
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UGC ex-chief for private initiative in education Chandigarh, October 24 This was stated by the former UGC Chairman, Mr Hari Gautam, at a seminar on “Autonomy in higher education: regulatory and legal issues” held at CII, here today. He said the private institutes should be allowed to fix their fee but should be transparent enough to put down all charges in black and white. “There should be no hue and cry about high charges if the institute gives services parallel to money being charged. However, sadly, that is not happening in the private set up as of now. From self-financing courses and institutes, most have become ‘financing for self’ institutes,” he maintained. Mr Gautam pointed out that the culprits for over-charging were not the institutes, but the regulatory bodies like the UGC, AICTE, Medical and Nursing council which were not exercising their powers. The Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai, said there were boundless opportunities coming India’s way in the near future. “We have to raise the standards of higher education to such an extent that our students fulfil international standards of education. India, China and the US will be world economies by 2050. We must prepare for that,” he said. Dr Kidwai stated that autonomy should not be about charging fee and funds but about raising the standards of higher education. The seminar was organised by the Education Promotion Society of India.
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Divali gift for PU staff: nod to pension Chandigarh, October 24 A fax of the letter dated October 24 and signed by Mr Sunil Tated, Deputy Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, New Delhi, informed the authorioties that “the proposal has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance…” and has “the approval of the competent authority.” The letter mentions that the level of deficit even after the introduction of the proposed pension scheme will remain more or less same till 2009-10, with the Government of India bearing 60 per cent of the deficit. The university has been advised to ensure that the deficit is wiped out totally by 2014-2015. The university fraternity is jubilant and terms it as a Divali gift. Dr N.K. Ojha and Dr Charanjeev Singh, president and secretary of PUTA, Dr Ronki Ram, former president of PUTA and Dr R.K. Sharma, Fellow and Syndic, called on the Vice-Chancellor to congratulate him on this achievement. They distributed sweets and expressed gratitude to all those who had been struggling and were instrumental in getting approval for this long pending demand. Postponed
The counselling for the admission to B.Ed. course through correspondence has been postponed and shall now be held as per the following schedule from 9 am as per the press release issued by Dr Devinder Singh, Chairperson, Department of Correspondence Studies:
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PU youth fest opens with debate, contests Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 24 The day started with a debate on the topic “Cell phones should be allowed in educational institutions”. Amongst the chief arguments in favour of the topic was the need for connectivity in this fast-paced world. The main argument against the topic was the circulation of pornographic MMS. The participants voted against the motion. In the poetry recitation contest, the favourite themes with students were politics, corruption and the plight of women. An elocution contest was held on the topic “Tourism in India is an industry waiting to be tapped.” Creative writing was held in the categories of story, poem and essay writing. Fine arts competitions were held in different categories. While the topics for the cartoon-making contest were population / fight between two prominent politicians, in the poster-making contest participants exercised their creativity on the given themes of “Killing girl child” and “Silver jubilee of the youth festival”. Other fine arts items held in the morning session were drawing from still life, drawing from life and landscape drawing. The rangoli competition was on the theme of folk art and Divali, clay modelling and collage-making was also held. The other contests held during the day included those in heritage crafts, mehndi, ladies traditional songs, heritage musical instruments and vaar, kali, kawisri and naqqual singing. Earlier in the day, Dr Shashi Jain, Principal of the host college, welcomed the guests and exhorted the participants to maintain a spirit of healthy competition during the four-day festival. Dr S.M. Kant, Director Youth Welfare, Panjab University, also spoke on the occasion. Mrs Vimal Bhargava, founder Principal of the college, was the guest of honour on the occasion. Celebration: The Dayanand College of Communication and Management of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is celebrating its “Silver Jubilee”. As part of the celebrations, the college has organised a film fest starting from October 25 for the students and the staff. The films being shown from October 25 include ‘Gandhi’, ‘Pearl Harbour’, ‘Million Dolllar Baby’, ‘Meet the Falkers’ and ‘Salam Bombay’. During the month of November, seminars and workshops will be organised where prominent educationists and business personalities are being invited to participate. A commemorative silver jubilee souvenir of the college is also being brought out. The souvenir will be released by a Union Minister. Seminar: Government College, Sector 11, commemorated the United Nations Day by organising a function where a news letter on United Nations, ‘Print Journo’ was released by Major Jiwan Tiwari. The news letter has been edited by the staff editor, Prof Bhupinder Singh, and student editors, Sukhmanpreet Kaur and Jai Kishan. The function was attended by Major Jiwan Tiwari, the former syndic of Panjab University and president of the Indo-China Society of Punjab. A paper reading contest was also organised. Principal Pahlad Aggarwal in his message said that the United Nations was a hub of activities to solve the problems of people the world over.
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Tiny tots put best foot forward Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 24 Nimble-toed tiny tots put their best foot forward at the colourful cultural programme which saw them dance to peppy English, Hindi and Punjabi tunes. The programme began in traditional style with an “abhinandan dance” to welcome the parents to the school. This was followed by a “vandana” in which the children sought the blessings of the Almighty. From then on began the magic of the presentations. First came the fitness freaks who performed yoga with utmost ease in “Look Out For Fitness”. The audience rocked to the notes of “Coco jumbo” as the children presented a rock and roll performance amidst a lot of clapping as they tried to synchronise their steps in tue with the music. The legend of the red hen, nritya kala and a Punjabi dance to “Chak de phate” came next and proved to be thorough entertainers. The programme concluded with a fusion dance which saw a blend of all cultures together onstage. The Principal, Sister Sebastina, was present on the occasion. GGMSSS-8 function
Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8-B, Chandigarh, organised the annual prize distribution function of the school today at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18. The chief guest for the occasion was Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI (Schools and Colleges). A colourful variety programme was presented by the students. The tiny tots of nursery class presented a beautiful song. A Haryanvi dance, a folk dance of Himachal and a group song were also performed. The Principal, Mrs Kuldevi Yadav, read out the annual report.
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Fun day at Mango Grove Chandigarh, October 24 The fun day project has been initiated by the school to reach out to the community at large and provide a day of fun-filled creative activities to less privileged children of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, according to Col K.S. Thandi (retd), chairman of the school. Children laughed and giggled as they participate in activities like mosaic work, bhangra, clay modelling, and free experimentation with colour. A star of the show was the 18-year-old Bhaskar, who is studying an ITI, Ambala, and wants to get into the electrical trade. While he set the dance floor on fire with his hip-hop moves, Bhaskar says he loved doing mosaic work, “because I learnt something new.” “While he was good, other children too were great in the way they expressed themselves freely,” said Nisha, who did the bhangra module. Akshita Mehta, who taught mosaic work, is of the same age-group. “They are so mature for their age, so polite. We need to learn from these children,” said this Ist year student of the Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune.
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Delhi HC sets benchmark on practice by judges’ kin Chandigarh, October 24 This judgement relates to the controversial issue of kin of High Court Judges, including sons and daughters, practising in the same High Court where their father or mother or close relatives are Judges. It has been a long-standing demand of the lawyers here to transfer all Judges whose sons and daughters are practising in the High Court. A five-member committee constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has also been studying the demand. Dealing with the case - Bacchu Singh versus State of Delhi, Mr Justice R.S. Sodhi held that the son of a sitting Judge should not appear in a matter pending before the court presided over by his father. Bacchu Singh case was transferred from the Bench of Mr Justice RC Chopra to the Bench of Mr Justice Sodhi due to the fact that Mr Justice Chopra’s son was slated to appear for one of the parties. Mr Justice Chopra’s son Sachin Chopra had been engaged by the Delhi Legal Services Authority to represent Bacchu Singh in the mater, which, incidentally, was being heard by his father. Later, the matter was transferred to the Bench of Mr Justice Sodhi, who heard the matter. In his order, Mr Justice Sodhi noted that he had, in his earlier order dealing with a similar situation, requested Sachin Chopra to desist from appearing in matters, which, as per roster, were listed before his father’s Bench. “I have also requested him that propriety demands that kith and kin of Judges use great discretion to ensure that no cause of complaint or murmur is given. The advice has obviously not been accepted,” the Judge noted. Mr Justice Sodhi also held, “There is no gainsaying that wards or kith and kin of Judges should avoid legal practice in the court where a relative Judge is appointed. However, if that be not possible, surely some discipline must prevail to ensure that their presence/practice in the court does not cause any embarrassment to the judicial fraternity. It is in the propriety of things that wards of Judges take care to see that no untoward incident takes place as to tarnish the fair name of this institution, which is otherwise being accused of son-stroke and uncle syndrome”. Incidentally, a few days after the order, Mr Justice Chopra rebutted the allegations levelled by his brother Judge.
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